M1.5 earthquake 13 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon on Sat, Jun 13, 1981, 4:00 PM PDT (23:00 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-13 23:00:39 UTC
- Depth
- 17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.124° N, 120.932° W
- Region
- Oregon
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10110503. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.